I've changed my mind; I WILL go to the barber shop, after all.

Only I'm a little shy of dust just at present.
So, to oblige a friend, maybe you'll hand over, huh ?" The captain reached into his pocket, extracted a two-dollar bill, and passed it to the speaker.

Mr.Smith smiled and shook his head.
"You can't come in on that, pard," he said.

"The limit's five." Captain Cy took back the bill and exchanged it for one with a V in each corner.

The visitor took it and turned toward the door.
"Ta! ta!" he said, taking his hat from the peg in the dining room.
"I'm off for the clippers.